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A SHOCK TO ONTARIO'S ELECTRICITY EXPORT TAX

PRESIDENT TRUMP VOWS TARIFF RESPONSE, ONTARIO SUSPENDS TAX


As we have previously written about here, there is suggestion that Ontario’s electricity export tax (the “export tax”) may lack constitutional authority to be imposed as a retaliatory measure to the United States’ (“US”) recent tariffs on Canadian goods.  Despite its questionable legality, Premier Ford imposed the export tax on March 10, 2025.  In response, President Trump indicated the US would increase its tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent on March 12, 2025, which prompted Premier Ford to suspend the export tax shortly thereafter.

In this instance, it appears that Premier Ford’s export tax was a bad idea, much like we suggested here concerning Canada’s second round of retaliatory tariffs.  Accordingly, it might make little sense – both in economic theory and practical terms – to “enflame” the situation further with retaliatory measures when the US is an economic giant whose response can cripple the Canadian economy.

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ONTARIO'S ELECTRICITY EXPORT TAX

PREMIER FORD ANNOUNCES EXPORT TAX, BUT WILL IT BE LEGAL?


On March 4, 2025, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford announced further a retaliatory measure to the recently announced Trump tariffs, indicating that Ontario would apply a tax on exports of electricity to the United States (“US”). While that announcement might make many Ontarians (and Canadians) feel good about "taking a stance", one wonders whether Ontario has the legal powers to do what it says it is going to do.

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